Traditional Zanzibar Cooking Class including Spice Tour

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4 hours 30 minutes
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1 - 10 guests
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English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
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Discover Zanzibar's rich culinary heritage with a hands-on cooking class and an immersive spice tour. Learn to prepare traditional dishes while exploring the island's renowned aromatic spices.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Zanzibar is also called the “Spice Island”, besides the beautiful beaches and parks, it offers a unique tour of various types of aromatic spices, also known as “The Spice Tour”. Even though these Zanzibar spices like Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Cardamon are commonly used and we all know their taste, hardly anyone would be able to identify them in wild nature. This tour is a unique highlight and absolute must if you want to learn more about the origin of the spices and the traditional food of Zanzibar.

What You Get

Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Lunch

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

We start our half day trip at 09:30 in the morning and drive together to one of our carefully selected spice farms located in Kizimbani,15 kilometers northeast of Stonetown. You will get a guided Tour through the Spice Farm including the amazing smell and taste of the several spices and fruits. You will also harvest the most important ingredients that you need for our traditional cooking class of the local cuisine. After the Spice tour, a local woman will show and teach you how to prepare and cook the traditional food and you will enjoy your homemade meal together. At ca. 2 o’clock we make our way back to Stonetown or the Hotel.

Start Time

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08/09/2019 - 27/08/2026
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09:00 - 18:00

Meeting & Pickup

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We can also arrange a Transfer from the whole part of the Island for your tour.
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Kajificheni Street, Mjini Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, TZ

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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What People Are Saying
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Great tour!
March 27, 2025
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This was a lovely experience! We had an on-time pickup. We enjoyed exploring, learning, smelling, and tasting the spices of Mtausa Spice Farm. And even more we enjoyed cooking as a group; our dishe...read more

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Great tour!
March 27, 2025
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This was a lovely experience! We had an on-time pickup. We enjoyed exploring, learning, smelling, and tasting the spices of Mtausa Spice Farm. And even more we enjoyed cooking as a group; our dishe...read more

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Zanzibar, Stone Town and the people.
January 31, 2025
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Zanzibar, though 80% Muslim, could not have been more welcoming to us for the Christian holiday of Christmas. We ate out on the streets all the time, for dinner also, and the two cooking classes w...read more

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Very nice experience, would definitely recommend!
January 15, 2025
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I had a very competent and knowledgeable guide. Together with the employees of the farm I learned a lot about the local spices and their histories. I was allowed to try coconut climbing, got to try...read more

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Rich experience
December 31, 2024
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We laughed and learned a lot about local wildlife and their methods with our guide speaking good French. It is recommended

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